Cobitis maroccana
General information
 
Cobitis maroccana (Pellegrin, 1929)
 
 
Synonyms
Cobitis taenia maroccana Pellegrin, 1929
Cobitis marrocana Pellegrin, 1929
IUCN Red List status (2014)
Vulnerable (VU)
Habitat
Freshwater
Systematics
Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Actinopterygii; Neopterygii; Teleostei; Ostariophysi; Cypriniformes; Cobitidae.
Geographical distribution
Morocco; Spain
Occurrence Endemic: Morocco
Questionable: Spain
Importance
Food; Ornamental
Remarks
Nil
Karyological information
Geographical area of study Spain; Portugal
Source of chromosomes
Gill and Kidney
Number of specimens with sex
61 (33 males; 24 females; 04 Unknown)
Diploid chromosome number
50
Karyotype formula
6m+12sm+32a
Fundamental arm number
68
Chromosome length
Not reported
Sex chromosome
Not reported
Chromosome staining/banding/FISH
Ag-NORs detected in the biggest metacentric pair.
Reference(s)
Madeira JM, Collares-Pereira MJ, Elvira B (1992). Cytotaxonomy of Iberian loaches with some remarks on the karyological evolution of both families (Pisces, Cobitidae, Homalopteridae), Caryologia: International Journal of Cytology, Cytosystematics and Cytogenetics, 45(3-4): 273-281.